The Psymposia Podcast

Brian Normand, Nee Devenot, Brian Pace, Russell Hausfeld

Booking Overview

This is a critical psychedelic-science and drug-policy podcast combining host-led analysis with interviews featuring investigative journalists, documentary filmmakers, and specialized researchers. Agencies could credibly pitch psychedelic researchers and ethicists, harm-reduction and drug-policy experts, investigative reporters, and documentary filmmakers with substantive work in psychedelics, politics, or culture; booking difficulty is likely medium because strong editorial relevance and credible published work matter more than broad celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 98

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 7.7k subscribers

Instagram: 7.1k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

psymposiapodcast@gmail.com

gifts@psymposia.com

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Host

Brian Normand - Co-founder of Psymposia and podcast co-host.

Nee Devenot - Psychedelics researcher and ethicist, and podcast co-host.

Brian Pace - Evolutionary ecologist and podcast co-host.

Russell Hausfeld - Journalist and podcast co-host.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published investigative journalists, documentary filmmakers, psychedelic researchers and ethicists, or policy and harm-reduction specialists with demonstrated expertise in psychedelics, drug policy, politics, or culture.

Required Achievements:

Published investigative reporting or research, Produced relevant documentary films or other substantive media work, Authored analysis on psychedelics, drug policy, political movements, or harm reduction

Recent Guest Discussions

Alex Novell - Andrew Callaghan And Channel 5, Drug Legalization, And Documentary Filmmaking

Artemis T. Douglas - Research Funding, Extremist Influence, And The Story About A Hate Group’s Control Of Research At Mcmaster University

Jane Migliara Brigham - Research Funding, Extremist Influence, And The Story About A Hate Group’s Control Of Research At Mcmaster University

Zenab Ahmed - Israeli Rave Culture, Political Violence, And Her Article On How Rave Music Can Obscure The Experiences Of Victims

Kaleb Graves - The Intersection Of Psychedelic Therapy, Christian Nationalism, Conversion Therapy, And Right-wing Political Movements

Recent Topics

Science, Psychedelics, Harm Reduction, Drug Policy, Psychedelic Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Psymposia Podcast

#85 MAHA Summit — Brought to You by Psychedelic Pharma

September 28, 2026

Normie, Mike, and Neşe discuss the upcoming MAHA Summit and its psychedelic pharmaceutical sponsors.

#84 FDA's Psychedelic Hearing Was an Industry Trade Show

September 23, 2026

The crew discusses the FDA's September 14 psychedelic hearing, including Neşe's experience being in attendance, the financial conflicts of interest at the event, and the pseudoscientific beliefs of practitioners who gave testimony. Footnotes: Submit written comment to the FDA by October 5, 2026 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/14/2026-14155/considerations-for-potential-future-therapeutic-use-of-psychedelic-drugs-public-hearing-request-for

#83 It's Not Just Reggie Watts

September 11, 2026

Psymposia dives into the recent Rolling Stone article — "Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex's 'Undoing'?" — and explores how the dynamics at play in that article are pervasive within the psychedelic advocacy scene. Footnotes: Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex's 'Undoing'? (Rolling Stone): https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/reggie-watts-ketamine-drug-advocate-1235607828/ Ending The Silence Around Psychedelic Therapy Ab...

Publicly listed emails

psymposiapodcast@gmail.com

gifts@psymposia.com

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